M4.5 earthquake 123 km NE of Tual, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 123 km NE of Tual, Indonesia on Wed, Nov 27, 1985, 5:28 PM GMT+9 (08:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-27 08:28:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 4.979° S, 133.654° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5101 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14910 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.4106 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14910 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.2142 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 14905 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4111 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia · 14893 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n9d. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.